diff --git a/makechrootpkg.in b/makechrootpkg.in
index 762ad7b65836b011028df1dbc570373f7bab5c65..fb911009b6fbb93a7f3a6c626e2be07fa8c44041 100644
--- a/makechrootpkg.in
+++ b/makechrootpkg.in
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ if [[ -n $install_pkg ]]; then
 
 	rm "$copydir/$pkgname"
 
-	# Exit early, we've done all we need to
-	exit $ret
+	# If there is no PKGBUILD we have done
+	[[ -f PKGBUILD ]] || exit $ret
 fi
 
 $update_first && mkarchroot -u "$copydir"